Wrench-set-carrying device



Jan. 4,1927. y

Y R. S. BROWN El' AL WRENCH SET CARRYING DEVICE Filed August 26. 1925 Patented Jan. 4, 1927. A i

UNITED STATES y 1,612,905 PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT S. BROWN AND WILLIAM J. vrofrony, F NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, AS-

SIGNORS TO THE NEW BRITAIN MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CON- NECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

WRENCH-SET-CARRYING DEVICE.

Application led August 26, 1925.

This invention relates to a wrench set carrying device such as is set forth in the application for patent filed by me on December 9.2, 1924, serial No. 757,358 and of .5 which I am the sole inventor and which is transferred to The New Britain Machine Company.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a device of the character set i0 forth, which is simple in construction and by which the wrench heads' can be placed in position easily and as quickly removed.

rThe device possesses other features of novelty and advantage, which with the forelri going will be set forth at length in the following description wherein we will set vforth in detail that form of embodiment of an invention, which will enable those skilled in the art to practice the same. We 2U are not restricted to the exact disclosure. We may depart therefrom in several particulars within the scope of the invention set forth in the claims following such description.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation as seen from the left in Figs. 1 and 2. y

4 and 5 are cross sections on the line :io 4-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 1 looking toward the right.

6 is a right end elevation of the article.

like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

rIhe device shown comprises in its construction a sheet Vmetal box, as 2, which tapers from its large end on the left, in Figs. 1 and 2, to its small end on the right i vin said views.

In the box 1s fitted a series of wrench heads, `The ends of the box have arms, as 5, rising therefrom and the tops of which are in horizontal alinement. The tops of the wrench sets jointly support a bar, as 6, which has'at an end a turned down crank head, as 7, removably fitting the open end of a wrench head 3, as hewn best in Fig. l.

Adjacent the ends are two sheet metal crutch members or supports, as 8, which, as shown, have feet, as 9, resting flatwise on the upper surface of the bottoni, as shown Serial No. 52,618.

in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, the crutch members being held in position by spot weldingthe feet 9 to the box, as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5. The upper sides of the crutch meub bers S have'crotches, as 10, to receive the bar 6. The upper flat surface of the bar 6 is engaged by the hold down bail 11 which has depending arms, as 12, at its ends, furnishedv with studs 13 to extend through right angular slots, as 14, on the ends 5.

To open the box, shown closed in Fig. 1, it is necessary to swing back the bail 11, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, when a wrench head that may be desired can be reached when the bar is lifted from position, the tail end of the bar resting on the edge of the tool 16, which is shown as being of screw driver form. Vhen the tool desired and the bar 6 have beenfitted together the implement will be again closed by swinging back the cover 11, as shown in Figs. y4 and 5.

Vhat we claim is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a box holding a plurality of socket wrench heads, a bail hinged to the ends of the box to normally hold the heads therein, the handle for the heads having a crank end to removably fit an end head and to be supported above the remainder of the wrenches, and two crutch members welded to the bottom of the box and removably receiving the handle.

2. A socket wrench holder comprising, a sheet metal box having converging si e walls forming a channel to receive a series of socket wrench heads of different sizes, end walls on said box, a bail hinged at its ends to the ends of said box and extending lengthwise over said channel and spaced above the same sufficiently to provide room for a wrench handle bar positioned on top of said socket heads, means to prevent lateral displacement of said bail when said bar is in wrench holding position, and means to release said bail from said holding position to permit it to be. swung to one side of said channel to free the tool elements.

In testimony whereof we atlix our signatures.

ROBERT S. BROWN. WILLIAM J. VICTORY. 

